DWP provides up to £156 each week for more than 400,000 people with these neurological conditions

The Galloway chairman of the Scottish Wedding Industry Alliance is urging VisitScotland to give the hard-pressed sector a marketing boost.

Six people have been rushed to hospital after a two car crash on a major Scots road.

A Perth mental health crisis charity was awarded a cheque for £2500 to help it support young people in the area who are at risk of suicide.

Covid cases have dropped by almost a quarter in West Lothian - a week after the requirement to wear face masks was dropped.

State Pension provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including some 981,399 individuals living in Scotland.

A family are facing a £50,000 fine if they do not demolish a garage and sunroom, which they built four years ago on a budget of just £3,000 in their garden.

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis says that some people can refuse to pay increased prices for electricity and heating. He appeared on ITV's This Morning where he explained why to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

Dodgy dog breeders are creating Frankenstein puppies in amateur labs to sell for up to £40,000 each.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to an online petition calling for State Pension payments to be increased to £380 per week to match the new National Living Wage rate, saying that the UK Government “disagrees” with its proposed approach.

Scottish Water is working to restore normal supplies to customers in parts of Renfrewshire after a burst on a strategic water main in the early hours of this morning.

A petition calling on the UK Government to increase State Pension payments to match the new National Living Wage rate has been signed by more than 35,300 supporters across every council area in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A petition calling on the UK Government to increase State Pension payments to £19,760 per year, the equivalent to £380 each week, has received more than 30,000 signatures of support and is currently awaiting an official response from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

State Pension and most benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per from today.

Police have discovered £100,000 worth of cannabis during a routine vehicle stop.

A Scots foster mum who has cared for more than 400 children avoided jail after being caught with a £6000 cannabis farm in her garage.

Since the start of the first coronavirus lockdown in March 2020, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been encouraging employees who have been asked to work from home by their employer to claim a tax break to help with higher energy costs.

Disability Living Allowance for adults (DLA) is a benefit delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for disabled people that is gradually being replaced by Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

The latest figures released by the Scottish Government show that over 658,000 Carer’s Allowance Supplement payments have been made to 126,055 people since the bi-annual bonus was first introduced in September 2018.